return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
am returning
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present progressiveof return (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Today, I am returning to exercise my responsibilities as governor of Sinaloa with my head held high and with the truth on our side,” Rocha said in a statement posted on X.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I am returning to my White House vigil in all humility, asking the same questions as before — “What is Islam?” and “What is Terrorism?” — but without offering definitive answers.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
"I am returning to the big ice," the skater from Kazan announced on Telegram earlier this month, her formerly brunette hair now streaked with blonde highlights.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
"It feels like I am returning to the human race! I'm mad excited! I'm smiling all day".
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2021
At the age of forty-one, I am returning to school and have to think of myself as what my French textbook calls "a true debutant."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
